S2. Episode 42 - The Air Conditioning Podcast | Ben Bithell | Airefrig Australia

The Air Conditioning Podcast

Howdy guys, in Episode 42 of The Air Conditioning Podcast we chatted with the SA State Manager of Airefrig Australia, Mr Ben Bithell.

Starting out from a WA based Garage in 1970, Airefrig Australia grew substantially in the first 12 months, and has continued that momentum. Airefrig Australia is a company that’s committed to being market leaders as a national wholesaler for the refrigeration and air conditioning industry.

We hope you enjoy the episode and as usual, here is a sticky beak….

Take us back to humble beginnings and how Airefrig started (2:50)

How many brunches do you have (3:50)

How do you service your customers on site? Do you deliver out? (5:15)

Do you have an online portal for your customers? (6:45)

Can you see the business heading more towards becoming an online business? (8:15)

Who is your target client? Do you cater from single self-employed through to large companies? (9:00)

You mentioned the Airbiz Solutions Portal for your trade account customers, can you tell us more about what this offers? (10:00)

Does it offer reporting for reclaim bottle tracking for the purpose of ARCtick auditing? (12:30)

Given that Airefrig expanded so quickly from a garage in WA to 11 locations Australia Wide, what would you say has attributed to the success of the business? (13:30)

When it comes to the HVAC side of the business, do you sell splits direct? (17:45)

Working with some of the biggest names in the industry, how does Airefrig select which brands they will work with and endorse? (18:30)

Can you tell us more about the range of tools you offer? (21:00)

Can you tell us more about the Ben Bithell story? How and where did you start out? (24:15)

And that’s just a sniff of what we coverd….

If you’d like to get in touch with the team at Airefrig Australia, you can check them out at https://www.airefrig.com.au/

We hope you enjoy the episode once again guys and thanks for stopping by!

Have a good one.